Finally
Last drop of oil
Last chunk of coal
Fracking halted
Pipelines dismantled
Warming stopped
A healing earth
Cheap power for all
He climbed into his all-electric
Entered the coordinates to the Zero Carbon Celebration
Sat back for the ride

The first solar flare hit
And all hell broke lose

Paul Hock is from Fergus, Ontario, Canada, and is a writer of historical fiction. See more at paulhock.com.